The Rockland County Historical Society will host a tour of historic sites in the Town of Stony Point on Saturday, November 18. A bus will leave the commuter parking lot across from Lynch’s Restaurant, 79 South Liberty Drive (Route 9W), Stony Point at 8:45 a.m. and the event will conclude 2:30 pm after lunch at Lynch’s Price: $74/person (non-members); $69/person (HSRC members). Includes bus transportation, guided tours, […]
County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef today unveiled commemorative plaques in honor of the 2011 and 2012 inductees to the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The 2011 honorees include: the late Bernard L. Charles and Eleanor “Ellie” Charles, the late William “Bill” Darden, the late Bernice C. Glass and the late Laurence H. Holland. […]
Join free guided park walk and explore the evolution of early movie history in Rockland County Pomona, NY – Want to learn about the start of the movie business right here at Kennedy Dells Park, New City’s “secret Hollywood?” Then join Healthy Rockland on a free guided park walk on Saturday, August 17, 2013 from […]
The Historical Society of Rockland County invites Rocklanders to a Ramapo Hamlet “Walk Through History” on March 9. The tour leaves the Ramapo Saltbox Environmental Research Center (ERC) at 10 a.m. This is a two-mile walk over level paved surface; 1.5 to 2 hours, with an opportunity for an extended visit at the Saltbox after the walk. […]
The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) is pleased to present Lifetime Service Awards to The Stokes Family (Marisol and John Austen Stokes, Elena Stokes and Claudia Stokes Cooney), The Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation and Sheriff James Kralik (retired). The awards are given annually for contributions to life in Rockland County and for their service […]